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inept definition

inept


 
  Grep  of  noun  inept 
  ineptitude 
  ineptness 
 
  Overview  of  adj  inept 
 
  The  adj  inept  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  awkward,  clumsy,  cumbersome,  inapt,  inept,  ill-chosen  --  (not  elegant  or  graceful  in  expression;  "an  awkward  prose  style";  "a  clumsy  apology";  "his  cumbersome  writing  style";  "if  the  rumor  is  true,  can  anything  be  more  inept  than  to  repeat  it  now?") 
  2.  (1)  feckless,  inept  --  (generally  incompetent  and  ineffectual;  "feckless  attempts  to  repair  the  plumbing";  "inept  handling  of  the  account") 
  3.  inept,  tactless  --  (revealing  lack  of  perceptiveness  or  judgment  or  finesse;  "an  inept  remark";  "it  was  tactless  to  bring  up  those  disagreeable") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  inept 
 
  3  senses  of  inept 
 
  Sense  1 
  awkward,  clumsy,  cumbersome,  inapt,  inept,  ill-chosen 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  infelicitous)  ->  felicitous 
 
  Sense  2 
  feckless,  inept 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  incompetent)  ->  competent 
 
  Sense  3 
  inept,  tactless 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  maladroit)  ->  adroit 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  inept 
 
  3  senses  of  inept 
 
  Sense  1 
  awkward,  clumsy,  cumbersome,  inapt,  inept,  ill-chosen 
  =>  infelicitous  (vs.  felicitous) 
 
  Sense  2 
  feckless,  inept 
  =>  incompetent  (vs.  competent) 
 
  Sense  3 
  inept,  tactless 
  =>  maladroit  (vs.  adroit) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  inept 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  inept 
 
  inept  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  inept 
  inept 
 
  Overview  of  adj  inept 
 
  The  adj  inept  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  awkward,  clumsy,  cumbersome,  inapt,  inept,  ill-chosen  --  (not  elegant  or  graceful  in  expression;  "an  awkward  prose  style";  "a  clumsy  apology";  "his  cumbersome  writing  style";  "if  the  rumor  is  true,  can  anything  be  more  inept  than  to  repeat  it  now?") 
  2.  (1)  feckless,  inept  --  (generally  incompetent  and  ineffectual;  "feckless  attempts  to  repair  the  plumbing";  "inept  handling  of  the  account") 
  3.  inept,  tactless  --  (revealing  lack  of  perceptiveness  or  judgment  or  finesse;  "an  inept  remark";  "it  was  tactless  to  bring  up  those  disagreeable") 



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